Daily Farm Programs

Visit the two living history farms that showcase the development of Littleton from its early settlement in the 1860s through the 1890s. The historical interpreters demonstrate skills required to maintain a farm and how early settlers lived, worked, and played on the Front Range.

See the schedule on the Museum Facebook page

1860s Farm

 Date Activities

Tuesday 03/26

  • 10:00am – 1:00pm: Discover how people repaired their socks with an “egg” in the 1860s Cabin.
  • 1:00pm – 4:00pm: 1860s Cabin Closed.

Wednesday 03/27

  • 10:00am – 12:00pm: See how people made and maintained their clothes in frontier Colorado, in the 1860s Cabin.
  • 1:00pm – 4:00pm: 1860s Cabin Closed. 

Thursday 03/28

  • 10:00am – 12:00pm: Discover what school-children learned in the 1860s and how the schoolmaster taught his lessons. 
  • 10:00am – 1:00pm: Learn about the importance of fiber-bearing animals, like sheep, and see how fleece was spun into yarn.
  • 2:00pm – 3:00pm: Learn about the importance of fiber-bearing animals, like sheep, and see how fleece was spun into yarn.

Friday 03/29

  • 10:00am – 12:00pm: Learn about the importance of sunbonnets in the 1800s and see them made in the 1860s Cabin.
  • 1:00pm – 4:00pm: Learn about the importance of sunbonnets in the 1800s and see them made in the 1860s Cabin.

Saturday 03/30

  • 10:00am – 1:00pm: Discover how women made and mended petticoats for daily use in the 1860s Cabin.  
  • 2:00pm – 4:00pm: See what chores had to be done to keep a busy homestead running, on the 1860s Farm.

Sunday 03/31

  • 11:00pm – 4:00pm: Museum Closed for Easter

 

1890s Farm

 Date Activities

Tuesday 03/26

  • 10:00am – 1:00pm: See how local wool yarn was used to knit warm clothing for the Colorado winters in the 1890s Farmhouse.
  • 1:00pm – 4:00pm: See how local wool yarn was used to knit warm clothing for the Colorado winters in the 1890s Farmhouse.

Wednesday 03/27

9:00am - 1:00pm: See our blacksmith at work at the forge and learn about the job of a blacksmith on a farm.

10:00am – 12:00pm: See how wool yarn was used to knit warm clothing for the Colorado winters in the 1890s Farmhouse. 

1:00pm – 4:00pm: See how wool yarn was used to knit warm clothing for the Colorado winters in the 1890s Farmhouse. 

Thursday 03/28

  • 9:00am -12:00pm: See our blacksmith at work at the forge and learn about the importance of his job on a farm. 
  • 10:00am – 1:00pm: Learn about some historic recipes and see how they were prepared on a woodburning stove. 
  • 2:00pm – 3:00pm: 1890s Farmhouse Closed in the Afternoon.

Friday 03/29

  • 9:00am -12:00pm: See our blacksmith at work at the forge and learn about the importance of his job on a farm. 
  • 10:00am – 1:00pm: Learn about some historic recipes and see how they were prepared on a woodburning stove. 
  • 2:00pm – 3:00pm: 1890s Farmhouse Closed in the Afternoon.

Saturday 03/30

  • 9:00am -12:00pm: See our blacksmith at work at the forge and learn about the importance of his job on a farm. 
  • 10:00am – 12:00pm: Learn about 1890s papercraft and see how it was done in the 1890s Farmhouse. 
  • 1:00pm – 4:00pm: See what chores had to be done in order to maintain a busy family farm.

Sunday 03/31

  • 11:00pm – 4:00pm: Museum Closed for Easter

 

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